09-01-2017, 04:28 PM | #1 |
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striking/lifting ST and weapons
Do either striking or lifting ST count towards the ST requirement for weapons?
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09-01-2017, 04:37 PM | #2 |
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Re: striking/lifting ST and weapons
Striking ST counts for melee weapons: http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...81&postcount=6
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09-01-2017, 04:38 PM | #3 |
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Re: striking/lifting ST and weapons
What about ranged weapons?
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09-02-2017, 01:10 AM | #5 | |
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Re: striking/lifting ST and weapons
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09-02-2017, 05:12 PM | #6 |
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Re: striking/lifting ST and weapons
Side question; Since Striking ST is used for melee weapons, can I use weapons I can't lift? A player of mine saw this in some anime, where the protagonist had a weapon (sword?) that was too heavy to carry but she flung around in combat easily. I was thinking the best way to simulate this is to have extreme levels of Striking ST with human levels of ST, to the point that the weapon can't be picked up unless you are attacking with it.
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09-02-2017, 05:53 PM | #7 | |
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Re: striking/lifting ST and weapons
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That's purely in terms of game mechanics, though. I tend to conceptualize Lifting ST as being about slow contraction against a load, and Striking ST as being above fast contraction with minimal load. If you take two seconds to raise that forty-pound mace, we're not talking about fast contraction! What I think Striking ST really does is let you swing that weapon really fast, so it hits with a high kinetic energy. Perhaps a compromise might be to say you can do that stunt if you have a Perk: Massive Weapons (if that name hasn't already been used).
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09-02-2017, 06:09 PM | #8 |
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Re: striking/lifting ST and weapons
I would say it depends on the type of game. If I was running a fairly realistic game, then the answer would be no. If it was a supers or anime inspired game, then the answer would be of definitely.
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09-02-2017, 07:01 PM | #9 |
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Re: striking/lifting ST and weapons
A fairly realistic game wouldn't allow a character to have so much Striking Strength above Lifting.
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09-02-2017, 09:48 PM | #10 |
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Re: striking/lifting ST and weapons
Bows in Basic follow similar rules to melee weapons, so you use Striking Strength. But the famous Deadly Spring article suggests a more realistic Lifting Strength.
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